Day 3 challenge
Goal: automate your daily stand-up preparationTheme: foundation week - calendar intelligenceTime investment: ~10 minutes
What youâll accomplish today
- Ensure your Google Calendar connection is active
- Have Sidekick analyze your dayâs schedule
- Generate a draft stand-up update based on your meetings
- Experience how agents interpret calendar context
This isnât about reading your calendar aloud. Sidekick analyzes meeting
patterns, identifies priorities, and suggests talking points for your
stand-up.
Step 1: verify your calendar connection
If you completed Day 2, your Google Calendar should already be connected. Letâs verify and explore what Sidekick can see: Ask Sidekick:
- List your meetings for today
- Show meeting times and attendees
- Identify meeting types (1:1Â s, team meetings, external calls)
If your calendar isnât connected, follow the connection steps from Day 2.
Sidekick guides you through the OAuth flow.
Step 2: request your stand-up draft
Now for the magic. Instead of manually reviewing your calendar and thinking about what to share in stand-up, let Sidekick do the analysis:
- Analyzes your meeting types and identifies work streams
- Spots potential scheduling conflicts or back-to-back meetings
- Suggests priorities based on meeting importance and attendees
- Drafts talking points in a natural, conversational tone
Agent learning moment: notice how Sidekick infers context from calendar
data, and how itâs interpreting patterns and making intelligent suggestions.
Step 3: refine your stand-up style
Your stand-up format might be different from Sidekickâs initial draft. Letâs teach it your teamâs style:
Step 4: identify intelligent insights
Ask Sidekick to go beyond basic calendar reading:- Time blocks: âYou have three 1:1Â s back-to-back 2â3:30 PMâ
- Preparation needs: âYour client presentation at 4 PM follows immediately after your team planning sessionâ
- Travel time: âNote the location change between your 10 AM and 11 AM meetingsâ
- Energy management: âConsider scheduling buffer time before your most important callsâ
What just happened?
In just 10 minutes, youâve experienced sophisticated calendar intelligence: Context understanding Sidekick doesnât just read calendar entriesâit interprets meeting types, identifies work streams, and understands priorities Pattern recognition It spots scheduling conflicts, preparation opportunities, and ways to optimize your approach Communication intelligence It adapts content format and tone to match your teamâs communication style Proactive insights Beyond the immediate request, it offers strategic suggestions for time managementThe power of calendar intelligence
Unlike static calendar apps, Sidekick understands the story your schedule tells. It can identify when youâre overbooked, suggest optimal meeting prep time, and even recognize when you need buffer time between high-stakes meetings.Tomorrow - Day 4
Daily agenda preparation with contextual notes. Learn to have Sidekick prep
your entire day with meeting insights and action item tracking.
Pro tip for today
Before tomorrowâs session, try this experiment:Time to complete: ~10 minutes Skills learned: calendar intelligence, automated content generation, context interpretation, communication style adaptation Next day 4 - Daily agenda preparation with contextual insights
Remember every interaction teaches Sidekick more about your work patterns,
communication style, and priorities. The agent is learning your preferences to
become more helpful over time.